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Kroft to Obama: Are you punch-drunk?
politico.com ^ | March 22, 2009 | CRAIG GORDON

Posted on 03/22/2009 5:29:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

President Barack Obama said he believes the global financial system remains at risk of implosion with the failure of Citigroup or AIG, touching off “an even more destructive recession and potentially depression.”

His remarks came in a “60 Minutes” interview in which he was pressed by an incredulous Steve Kroft for laughing and chuckling several times while discussing the perilous state of the world’s economy.

“You're sitting here. And you're— you are laughing. You are laughing about some of these problems. Are people going to look at this and say, ‘I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money—’ How do you deal with— I mean: explain. . .” Kroft asks at one point.

“Are you punch-drunk?” Kroft says.

“No, no. There's gotta be a little gallows humor to get you through the day,” Obama says, with a laugh.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 60minutes; bho44; bhointerview; stevekroft
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1 posted on 03/22/2009 5:29:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Jimmy Carter...Part Deux...we are soo screwed.


2 posted on 03/22/2009 5:32:25 PM PDT by padre35 (You shall not ignore the laws of God, the Market, the Jungle, and Reciprocity Rm10.10)
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Worse.


3 posted on 03/22/2009 5:32:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin (Mornie` utulie`. Mornie` alantie`.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I was surprised Kroft actually made that remark. Also surprised I watched 60 minutes long enough to see it... must have been a commercial break on The Simpsons.


4 posted on 03/22/2009 5:32:50 PM PDT by OCC
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To: Free ThinkerNY

It’s funny/scary in a sort of Nero-Fiddles-While-Rome-Burns sort of way.

You just know what comes next...


5 posted on 03/22/2009 5:33:24 PM PDT by OpusatFR (We can give up any pretense of having a government for and by the people after Coronation Day.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I don’t think Barry Feels our Pain ?

Nope, hes on the talk show circuit and hes got that $ 500,000 book advance in the bank, and is Pain Free.


6 posted on 03/22/2009 5:33:26 PM PDT by 4Speed
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Why do I get the feeling that he’s making it up as events happen. I don’t think he has a clue.


7 posted on 03/22/2009 5:34:39 PM PDT by ibytoohi
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To: BenLurkin

Possibly, Carter had Tip O’Neil and Scoop Jackson, Carter Deux has Reid and Pelosi...

Better plant an extra row of potatoes, it’s going to be a long 4 years of this.


8 posted on 03/22/2009 5:35:03 PM PDT by padre35 (You shall not ignore the laws of God, the Market, the Jungle, and Reciprocity Rm10.10)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This clown makes me long for the integrity of the Clintons and the competence of Carter.


9 posted on 03/22/2009 5:35:09 PM PDT by wny
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To: 4Speed
I don’t think Barry Feels our Pain ?

Doesn't seem like it.

10 posted on 03/22/2009 5:37:17 PM PDT by exist
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And the multiple, far worse comments made to Bush?


11 posted on 03/22/2009 5:38:55 PM PDT by tips up
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To: OCC

not only that but he reminded America that Obama didn’t have any executive experience. Yet Obama’s plate is full and the challenges are not easy.


12 posted on 03/22/2009 5:39:55 PM PDT by ari-freedom ( Hail to the Dork!)
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"It's Rahm. He sez you were great. No matter what happens, keep laughing. "

"The joke about Special Olympic bowling on Leno will endear you to working
class peons forced to payoff the deficits we are creating to make Democrats rich."

13 posted on 03/22/2009 5:40:26 PM PDT by Liz (I was like Snow White, then I drifted. Mae West (on liberalism.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Bambi is the kind who can discuss any subject whether he knows anything about it or not


14 posted on 03/22/2009 5:40:33 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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15 posted on 03/22/2009 5:41:18 PM PDT by pabianice
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With about 200 replies: Kroft to Obama: Are you punch-drunk
16 posted on 03/22/2009 5:42:06 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod (PO_ _S Obama -- the federal Blagojevich.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Get ZERO, The KENYAN VIllage Idiot, away from his Teleprompter and he is just a two bit spoiled Brat
who has No Clue about How Serious Our World Is after looking thru COKE strained eyes for so Looonnnngggg!:-(
PATHETIC! and Terrifying!!


17 posted on 03/22/2009 5:43:36 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Great President George W. Bush)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I think it’s commonly known that when a person giggles or chuckles when making a statement it’s because they are lying.


18 posted on 03/22/2009 5:43:37 PM PDT by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: OCC

As a child of the 60s, I wonder if zerO was high? That sort of inappropriate giggling reminds me of pot, back in the day.

Perhaps Kroft was really asking that, but phrased it more delicately, on purpose?

We were at a dinner party Saturday night. The guests ranged from 60s down to 40s. No one was giggling, despite generous amounts of wine and some excellent sherry. There was plenty of gallows humor, but it was biting and verged on bitter, with anger.


19 posted on 03/22/2009 5:44:57 PM PDT by reformedliberal (N0)
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The Obama laugh-a-thon comes on orders from Rahm Emanuel.

Notice his goofy grins on Leno....joking about Special Olympics.

Presser Gibbs was giddily “smiling through” .......

.........as the national outrage continues at bonuses and trillion dollar spending.


20 posted on 03/22/2009 5:45:18 PM PDT by Liz (I was like Snow White, then I drifted. Mae West (on liberalism.)
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